Hello, first let me say that I have been in Denmark several times, and I have decided that I would like to become a perm. resident here... but I have a question... I am a US citizen, planning to permanently reside in Denmark.... I understand that non-EU citizens need to pay a tuition of 12,000 Euro or so a year for universities in Denmark... Does this rule apply to people who plan on doing full college in the Danish language and also plan on becoming a permanent resident in Denmark? Please answer my question, i will appreciate it =) Thank you very much!
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first you dont just decided to live there permanently. I was a student and now live here because my husband is danish. they are very strict. When u are a student u apply for a student visa which u must reapply for every year u attend and this is not permenent. its only for the years of school u need, second you can get a residents permit to work which limits you to 25 hours per week if you are a student and more during the summer time. after u have graduated you do not become a citizen and unless u get a job offer from a danish company , are married to a dane, a refugee, then u will no be granted permission to stay. and if u do stay then u don't get citizenship for 7 years. And trust me my friend, after living somewhere over 2 year and i have been here for 4...u never ever ever want to give up you natural born citizenship under any reason. U will see this after living somewhere else a while. Even though u think the differences are small from US and denmark they are in actuallity very big and there are very small details u do not see until you have lived somewhere a long time. U can never take away who u are period. word of warning....danes won't give u a job until u can speak the language, if u do finally learn it and good luck with that, then they have to offer a dane the job first, then and EU member and then everyone else if there are none of the first two. And if u do get a job offer it takes up to a year to get your visa to work....i am married with a child and it took me a year...so call the embassy in the states and get straight all the paper work you will need. Do it legally. That is your only shot.
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Yes, you will still have to pay tuition as permanent resident, because you're not a Danish citizen nor are you a EU citizen. The student visas are only good for the college year, and must be re-approved yearly as well. If you're late with the application, they can (and will) deport you until your visa is reapproved. The only way to not pay for college in Denmark is to obtain Danish citizenship (you must give up your US citizenship; Denmark does not recognize dual citizenship like the US does.), or marry a Danish citizen, wait 2 years and then apply for school and SU (the Danish school stipend).
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